Liberty Navy [LN] Feedback Thread

[Sonja]

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Identification: Commodore Christina Robinson
Location: California system, Battleship Maryland, Riverside airspace

Regarding the incident with -EisenSeele-;

Firstly and I suspect, most importantly for you, the Liberty Navy Primary Fleet does not have any direct responsibility over the Secondary Fleet, though we do attempt to keep them in line when we can. As such, we cannot be held accountable for the actions of the Secondary Fleet, neither are we obliged to compensate damages caused by members of that Secondary Fleet.

Secondly, EisenSeele may have been wrong to stop you from entering Texas from New York with his hold, and should have instead offered his services to escort you as far as the borders of Liberty, to prevent your cargo from being lost. For this, I apologise on his behalf.

However, this brings up an interesting point. Though EisenSeele's reasoning for stopping and eventually demolishing your ship was wrong, from the information you disclosed, he would have had to do so anyway at some point. Here is why:

VII. Systems and areas with restricted access.

Virginia is restricted to all those not within the operational scope of the Liberty Navy. Trespassers will be dealt with using lethal force.

Illinois is restricted to all those not within the operational scope of the Liberty Police Incorporated. Trespassers will be dealt with using lethal force.

The Zone 21 minefield within New York is restricted to all those without proper authorisation to enter. Those who have this authorisation know that they do. Those who do not will be shot. There will be no exceptions.

Civilians are advised not to enter the systems of Hudson, Bering and New Hampshire without first preparing for a hostile encounter. The Rheinland Military are known to be aggressive and unrelenting in their attacks, even against defenceless ships.

Virginia, as you now know, is restricted space. Trading and mining ships, regardless of their origin, are terminated on sight within this system, along with the other areas listed above.

I will warn you against entering Texas with goods such as the aforementioned superconductors, not least because they are the cause of this misunderstanding. Rheinland reportedly pays a high price for these goods, as their demand is understandably far higher than the demand for superconductors is in Omega 49. I would suggest going from Colorado, to Ontario, through to California in the future. This route is generally safer from piracy at the time of writing.

As a footnote, I will again reiterate that we are under no obligation to pay out compensation for the actions of the Secondary Fleet. The absence of visual evidence strengthens this position, but more importantly, any payouts, however small, would be setting a precendent for others to make claims under similar conditions. We hope you understand.

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